Bull-lead.



E. B, Mmmm BULL LEM), I

.P'LIUATIOH FLED JAN. 24, 1912. 1,@5 cm Ptnted Jau. 28, 1913.

-Pfr -l 7 l A @Hoz/uma riisnnnrcx BiiviC'LEitAN. or WRENSHALL, MINNESOTA.

Bowman.

- Specification oi Let-ters Patent. 'Ap'pncanm sied January' 24, 1 9 i2.;l serial No. 613,051

To aUZZ whom it may concern.'- v l Be it known that I, FREDERICK B.`Mo

` LERAN, a Acitizenof the United States, re-

lhull leads an siding at W'renshall, in .the county of Carlton and State of Minnesota, have'invented certain new ,and usfu-l Improvements in Bull-Leads, of which the following-is aspecification, reference-being had to the ac companying drawings.

This invent'on relates to improvements in d 'ha's for'its object to provide a device ofthischaracter by means of which fractions or d ninanageahle animals may-be readily captured' and controlled.

Another object of the invention is to pro- `vi de a bull lead haringv an zopengloop or'hook on one end to be engaged in the nose' ring of the animal, andaiiovel means for closing s aidrhook whereby its `accidental o'r inadf vertent opening is rendered impossible Anotherobjec't of the invention is topro-f vide a deviceof this charCter wliich.1's'of simple'construction, is extremely stroiigand durable andina'y utilized-asia .w'eap f defense in case of.iicc essityl Vith the above undth'er' robjects the invention consists of the novelffeatti of construction, combination and arrange4 -ment of parts hereinafter fully' described and claimedfand illustratedin theaccompanying' drawings, in whichn n I Figure 1 is a side elevation partly: in section of a. bull lead embodyingT my improvements; F ig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section of one end of the device, showing the hook closing rod 1n.1ts open'p0sition; Fig. 3 is an end' view; Fig. 4 is a section taken on the .line 4 4 of Fig'. 1; Fig. 5 is' a section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig.-

Referring* in detail to the-drawing 5 designates the tubular barrelwhich is formed `of iron or other metal and is provided upon one end with interior screw threads to receive the threaded stud of the-hook 6. The 4body of this hook vis provided with'an angularly extending bore 8 in which the singularly disposed end ofthe section'9jpf the'rod 9 is' movably'disposed. The e'nd of this angular portion of the rodA is adapted to' extend across' the entrance 6 of the hook and engage the bill 6l thereof to close said entrance. The inner end of the rod section 9 is provided with a socket iiithe wall of which a transverse semleiifcular slot 9b is formed'to receive a pinS" which is fixed in the end. of the main section 9 of therod Patented J an. 28, 13.13;

which is rotatably' mounted in said socket..

-Themain section of the rod 9 is concentrically disposed within the barrel or body 5 and extends entirely/.through the saine. The` other end of this barrel is exteriorly vthreaded to receive'a ca p 10'. The endwall of\this cap is provided with ingll through which the rod fisiloosely disposed. The rod 9 is provided y at a short. distance from its end with an annular flange a central open. j

or collar 19. to which is secured one en d of a coiled spring 13, thev other end'of said spring being secured to the end 'wall-of the cap 10. Uponthe rod- 9 between the'tiaiige 12 and vthe barrel closing cap a short-lon tudinalrib 14 is formed. Inthe edge of t e opening 11 of the closure cap a groove' 15 is foi-ined through which the rib en the-'hook closing rod is adapted to move. The .oii'ter face of .the cap 10 at the edge offthe'open' ingllV .therein is provided with a., recess-or depression 16 andthe inner faceof'said ca' isalsu provided with a recess 17 which is 41dianie'trically opposed to t-heiecess 16." To .fthe end of the rod 9 afinger ring 18jis, oosely'connected and by means of. this ringherod 9 is adapted to be drawn through the u hular barrel 5 to open the hook 6 to permitthe saule to be engaged with the nose ring of t-he animal.

Upon the cap 10 theoppositely extending Vcurved arms 24 are formed between which 'a wood hand grip 25 is pivotally mounted. In operating the-device the grip 25 is grasped and one finger inserted through the ring 18 whereby the rod ated.

In the operation of the device, assuming that, the rib 14 on the rod 9 is in line with the groove 15 in the end wall of the cap 10, the

9 may be conveniently actuoperator pulls upon the ring 18, thereby drawing said rod through the opening-11' in the cap a-nd'plnciiig the spring 13 under tension. After the ribli has beendrawn'em tirely through- Vthe groove 15, the 'rod is given a Aquarter turn so as to engage the end 'of the rib 14 in the recess 16 o the cap. Pull upon the rod can now be released and said rod is securely. held in its open position 'and the sprin 13 rotated under compression. After t e operator has engaged the nose ring of the' animal in the hook 6, the rod 9 is again turned to ermit ,the rib 14 .thereof to move inwai ly through the groove 15 in the cap as the sprin pands, This spring forces the section 9 of the rod Q to its closed yposition acrossthe en? trance 6 of the hook. The operator then Acontinues the rotatiorr of said rod and makes another quarter turnafter the hook has vbeen closed, to dispose theend of the rib 14 in the recess 17 in the. inner 'face of the cap 10. When the rod 9 is in its closed position with the forward end 9' thereof in engagement with the bill of the hook, the spring 13 is expanded slightly from its normal condition so that after the rod 9 has been rotated to aline fthe lug 111 thereof with the recess 17, sai' spring will act to seat the end of the llug in saidrecess and retain the samek in position. The rod is thus held ,againstany acci# dental turning movement-Which would aline `said rib with the groove 15 ofthe cap. As the rod and the operatinor means therefor isv entirely inclosed Within the 'tubular barrel 5, the accidental movement 4of said rod is rendered impossible. This tubular 4barrel provides a convenient hand grip so that the op- A erator may retain a secure hold upon the same asvhe leads the animal.

In case the animal should become entirely uncontrollable, the lead mayibe easily and quickly disengaged from the 'nose ring and owing to its welghtwill provide a very formidable weapon of defense so that the in- `furiated animal may be driven `off and liability of injury to the user thereby avoided.

that the same can be manufactured at comparatively small cost.

While ,I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the various parts, it will be understood that the invention is Asusceptible of considerable' modification without departing from the es sentia-l feature or sacriicmg any of the ad-A vantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A 1. An animal lead comprising a barrel, .a hook secured in one end of said barrel, a closure cap for the other end of the barrel,

a rod to close said hook'longitudinally movablethrough the barrel and through said cap, means for normally holding the rod in its closed position, and means carried by the rod o o-acting with said cap to retain the rod in its open and closed positions.

2. An animal lead comprising a tubular .barrel having a hook on one end, a rod longitudinally movable in said barrel to open and lclose thehook,'said rod consisting of two sect1ons, means connecting said sections to permit of the rotatlve movement of one of them with relation to theother, and

means to hold said latter rod section against rotation and retain the -rod in its open and closed positions. v

'i 3. An'. animal leadcomprising a tubular barrel provided with internal screw threads atone end, a hook removably engaged in said threaded end of the barrel, a cap threaded upo'n the other end of the barrel, a rod longitudinally movable throughsaid barrel and through the cap, a coiled spring on said rod to normally hold the same in its clgsed position, means connected to the rod to move the same to its open position and place-said .spring under tension, and a rib formed on said rod, said cap having recesses to receive said. rib whereby the rod is retained in its open and closed positions.

4. An animal lead comprising a tubular body, a hook removably engaged in one end of said body and provided with an inclined bore, a rod longitudinally movable in the bore of said-hook'and in said body, a cap removably engaged on the other end of the vbody to close the same, a coiled spring arranged on said rod normally acting to yield- -ingly hold said rod in closed position, said cap having an opening through whichv said rod extends and provided with a groove at the edge of 'said opening, said rod having a rib thereon to move through said groove, said cap being further provided upon its inner and outer facesrespectively with a recess at the edge of the opening therein to,

receive one end of the rib and retain the rod in its open or closed positions.

5. An animallead comprising a tubular body having a hook on one end, a rod longitudinally-mfvable in said body, said rod consisting of two sections one of which is Vadapted to close said hook, the inner end of said rod section being. provided with a socket ,having aisemicircular slot in its wall,4

the other of said rod sections being rotatably mounted in said socket and provided with a pin to move in said slot wherebyfthe latter rod sectionmay be rotated with relation to the lirst named section, means varranged upon the rod normally acting to force the same to its closed position, and means carried by said rod co-actingrwith means on said bodyv topo'sitively hold the rod in its open or closed position.

'76. An animal lead comprising a tubular barrel havinga hook on one end, a rod longitudinally movable in the barrel to close said hook, said rod consisting of two sections, means connecting the rod sections to permit of the limited rotative movement of one section .with relation to the other, and

means for holding said latter section against rotation at the limit of its movement in opposite directions lto retain the rod in its open and closed positions.

7. An animal lead -comprising a tubular bai-rel having a hook on one end, a roel longitudinally movable in said barrel, a spring yieldiugly holding said rod against movement and in its closed position, said iocl oonsisting of two sect-ions, means connecting said rod Sections to permit of the limited rotative movement of one seotion with relation to the other, said latter rod section beinglongitudinally movable and rotatably mounted in the other end of the barrel, the 15 end Wall of the barrel beingprovided with a slot, and a rib on said ifocl section movable through the slot in said end Wall and adapt ed to engage with the opposite faces of the Wall to retain the rod in its open oi' closed` positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature uin the presence of two Witnesses.

FREDERICK B. MGLERAN.

Witnesses N. E. BARNARD, M. E. OLSON. 

